Forbes of Blelack and Inverernan burial enclosure, Strathdon kirkyard

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Forbes of Blelack and Inverernan burial enclosure, Strathdon kirkyard by Bill Harrison as part of the Geograph project.

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Forbes of Blelack and Inverernan burial enclosure, Strathdon kirkyard

Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 28 Apr 2019

The kirkyard, including this burial enclosure, is C-listed (LB16184): http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16184 . The 'palmette'-like carvings at the corners are called acroteria (singular: acroterion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroterion ).

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.201063
Longitude
-3.069161